§ Mr. Websterasked the Minister of Labour if he will issue a general directive to employment exchanges to give priority to local residents, rather than to students entering the area during the holiday period.
§ Mr. FernyhoughNo. Our aim is to provide an employer, as far as possible, with a reasonable field of registrants from which he can select, the criterion being suitability for the particular job. I have no reason to believe this policy results in students from other districts being commonly placed in jobs for which equally suitable local residents are available.